(no subject)

[pds_lit]

Up early this morning but at a more reasonable hour than the last time I wrote about it. :)

Here’s a quick pictorial update on the Onopordum acanthium - Wha daurs meddle wi me shawl. This is just as Round 75 was completed and shows the bottom part of the thistle.




Last night we experienced one of those beautiful sunsets. The picture below does not do it justice.




After decades the FBI has finally changed its definition of rape. Well done FBI!

I have errands to run today so I am going to try and get them done early. Got the floors accu-sucked yesterday so all that remains for the weekend is laundry. I’ll start that when I get home.

Bits & Pieces - *recommended reading*

Ohio Earthquakes May Be Linked To Fracking
http://www.care2.com/causes/ohio-earthquakes-may-be-linked-to-fracking.html

Damning New Letter from NY State Insider: 'Hydraulic Fracturing as It's Practiced Today Will Contaminate Our Aquifers'
http://www.alternet.org/story/153684/damning_new_letter_from_ny_state_insider%3A_%27hydraulic_fracturing_as_it%27s_practiced_today_will_contaminate_our_aquifers%27?akid=8098.204376.C6BlHk&rd=1&t=27

Romney's Tax Plan is Robin Hood in Reverse: Take from the Poor and Give to the Rich
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/759582/romney%27s_tax_plan_is_robin_hood_in_reverse%3A_take_from_the_poor_and_give_to_the_rich/

Walmart Blacklisted By Major Pension Fund Over Poor Labor Practices
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/05/walmart-blacklist-abp-pension-fund_n_1186384.html

FBI targeting political activists as terrorists
http://rt.com/usa/news/fbi-political-activists-terrorists/

*

Japan grapples with Sumo scandal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12378697

Sumo New Year performance
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16441470

World's largest parkour venue opens at Westminster Academy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-16446212

Ice sculpture made from river water in Harbin, China
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16454218

Elvis Presley acts compete in Birmingham competition
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16454126

Restricted embryo growth 'predicts miscarriage risk'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16441820

Christmas in the Orthodox world - nice lace shawl in first picture
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16453975

Oops!



Hopi Petroglyph Sites - the digital archive is up on the net
http://archive.cyark.org/hopi-petroglyph-sites-intro

Fruit Juices: Don’t Let the “Pure” Label Fool You
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/fruit-juices-dont-let-the-pure-label-fool-you.html#ixzz1im9D2omg

International Space Station and Moon Make a Great Pair
http://www.geekosystem.com/iss-moon-photos/

The non-existent tags
weather, knitting, global warming, environment, politics, Repugs, scumbags, sumo, fun stuff, silliness, health, oops!, food, ISS, moon

Change the world one loan at a time - visit http://www.Kiva.org to find out how